Emergency Radiology: Page 5

CT dose tracking highlights differences among kids in ER
By Abraham Kim
Radiation dose tracking software revealed that children who had CT scans in the emergency room (ER) of separate hospitals in Finland received considerably different radiation doses for head and cervical spine CT exams, according to a study published in Emergency Radiology.
January 3, 2018
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Radiology gets set for IDoR on 8 November
By Philip Ward
Over 150 professional societies from across the globe are set to take part in the International Day of Radiology (IDoR) on 8 November. The focus is on emergency radiology, and the organizers have posted expert interviews with radiologists from Spain, France, and elsewhere.
October 1, 2017
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IDoR 2017 will focus on emergency radiology
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The 2017 International Day of Radiology (IDoR) will be celebrated on 8 November and will be dedicated to emergency radiology.
September 28, 2017
BIR to mark IDoR with live webinar on emergency radiology
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) has scheduled a webinar to discuss the role of radiologists in the emergency department, with the event to go live on 8 November in honor of International Day of Radiology (IDoR) and World Radiography Day.
September 24, 2017
Radiology responds in wake of Barcelona attack
By Philip Ward
The medical response to the terrorist attack in Barcelona on 17 August was amazingly quick and effective, said Dr. Lluís Donoso-Bach, PhD. Life in the city is gradually returning to normal, and the European Society of Cardiology's annual congress is still going ahead on 26 August.
August 22, 2017
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Case report congress heads to Vienna
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society for Translational Medicine is now accepting abstracts for its European Radiology Case Reports Congress taking place in Vienna from 21 to 22 April 2018.
July 31, 2017
CT scans of car crash survivor go viral
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The dramatic CT scans of a 25-year-old woman involved in a car crash are attracting attention on the internet, according to London newspaper Metro.
July 31, 2017
French outline medical response to terrorist attacks
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
In the wake of two terrorist attacks in less than two years, French doctors have prepared and adapted the country's emergency medical response plans to terrorism, and they outlined them in an article published online on 25 July in the Lancet.
July 25, 2017
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Handheld ultrasound scanner hits the trail
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound technology developer Clarius Mobile Health is touting the use of its scanner for a novel application: patrolling trails at a mountain resort in Canada to diagnose skiing and mountain biking injuries.
June 4, 2017
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Taking care of logistics can reduce errors in emergency radiology
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Errors in medicine have become headline news in recent years, and legal action against physicians for alleged malpractice is an increasing problem. Radiology is not exempt from this phenomenon. Emergency radiologists must, therefore, learn how best to safeguard their practice against human error and champion processes that will prevent systematic flaws.
March 4, 2017
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Postmortem imaging can reveal hidden trauma missed in autopsy
By Frances Rylands-Monk
CT angiography (CTA) and other methods can shed light on death investigations in ways that autopsy can't. CTA, for example, allows doctors to look for bleeding points, while dual-beam CT depicts soft-tissue differentiation and bruising, and the technique is useful to investigate postsurgical deaths and identify trauma areas.
March 1, 2017
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Ultrasound elevates diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
By Erik L. Ridley
Adding lung and venous ultrasound into the diagnostic process for pulmonary embolism can yield improved sensitivity and specificity, obviating the need for CT pulmonary angiography in many cases, according to research from Italy that will be published in the March issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.
February 8, 2017
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